Diddy Kong Racing - Nintendo 64
2X Speed Burst
--------------
Whenever you hit a zipper of any kind, or use any
Speed Burst item, let go of the Accelerate button
before you use the item or hit the zipper. The boost
should be twice as powerful.
Adventure 2
-----------
To play the second adventure, make your way to Space
World (see below) and beat Wizpig again. You'll now have
a new option called ADVENTURE 2. In this mode you have
to collect platinum balloons and all the adventure tracks
will be reversed.
Beating Wizpig
--------------
To beat Wizpig the first time, make sure you're using
Bumper and start the race. You have to hit every zipper
on every lap; if you miss more than one you can't win.
Remember to let off the gas right before you hit the
zippers for added boost! If you hit all the zippers
and get that extra boost you'll beat him with ease!
Beating Wizpig the second time is actually easier than the
first if you're using Diddy Kong. First, turbo start and
immediately grab the first blue ballon, use it right away
and stay low. (It is very important to make all the turns,
without hitting the sides of the walls and caves.)
Second, grab the first red ballon (low route) then the
second, giving you a heat seeker. You should be close
behind him, fire away and fly high. The high route gives
you a turbo boost going into the caves; use it immediately
(it is possible to pull into first going into the caves.)
As soon as you're in the caves, get the first blue ballon
on the left, use it and stay low, this should definately
boost you in front of wizpig. Stay low and don't worry
about any other ballons until you see the Shield ballon
on the left. Make sure you get it, you will need it to
make it through Wizpig's chamber. Use it as soon as the
space ships start shooting. If done correctly, you will
stay in front of wizpig the rest of the race.
For the second and third laps, get only the blue ballons
as before, avoid all red ballons, and make sure you get
the shield ballon, he normally will never pass you once
you pull ahead, as long as you don't hit walls. If he does
pull ahead, you will only need one red ballon, then you
should be able to pass once again.
Cheat Codes
-----------
Enter these codes on the cheat menu, then go to the
CODE LIST and turn them on.
FREEFRUIT - Start with 10 bananas
TOXICOFFENDER - All balloons are green
DOUBLEVISION - Two players can use the same character
OPPOSITESATTRACT - All balloons are rainbows
BODYARMOR - All balloons are yellow
BOMBSAWAY - All balloons are red
ROCKETFUEL - All balloons are blue
NOYELLOWSTUFF - No bananas in multiplayer mode
BYEBYEBALLOONS - Computer can't use weapons
JOINTVENTURE - Two-player Adventure
TIMETOLOSE - Computer is VERY good
BLABBERMOUTH - Changes horn sounds
BOGUSBANANAS - Bananas slow you down
VITAMINB - Unlimited bananas
ZAPTHEZIPPERS - No zippers
FREEFORALL - Fully powered-up balloons
JUKEBOX - Adds Music Test to AUDIO OPTIONS menu
ARNOLD - Large players
TEENYWEENIES - Small players
OFFROAD - Four wheel drive
WHODIDTHIS - View Credits
James Walston and Bryan Meason
Different Sky in Star City
--------------------------
Usually, the sky in Star City is red, but this trick
makes it blue. First go to the magic code screen and
enter the code "doublevision". Now (if you have two
controllers) select the same character and start racing
in Star City. The sky will be blue instead of red.
Hidden Gold Balloon
-------------------
This works best with the hover car. In the lobby, go
thru the waterfall to enter the snow-covered place.
Continue down the river untill you go thru a small doorway.
As soon as you go thru the doorway, head rihgt onto the
grass. Keep going untill you get to a ramp. Go up the
ramp and there should be a golden balloon.
Key Locations
-------------
Dino Domain key:
This key is located in the track called "Ancient Lake".
When you start, go straight. Look straight ahead, you can
see the key located on a ramp right in front of you between
two Stonehenge-like monuments
Snowflake Mountain key
----------------------
This key is located in the track called "Snowball Valley".
When you start, don't go. Just make an immediate left and
go through the path in the mountains. Then take another
right and you should see the key in an alcove in the side
of the mountain.
Sherbert Island key
-------------------
This key is located in the track called "Crescent Island".
When you start, take the left path. After the second zipper,
lead left even more, into the water. Go and look at the side
of the mountain straight ahead. There should be an alcove
with the key in it.
Dragon Forest key
-----------------
This key is located in the track called "Boulder Canyon".
Get to the part of the track where you see a bell hanging
from the ceiling. Power up your speed burst to level 3
(get three blue balloons). The turn around and face the
bell from the "wrong way" then hit the bell. The drawbridge
in front of you should raise. Use your level 3 speedburst
and speed up the raising drawbridge and get the key.
(Make sure its a 2x burst, and be sure to jump right
when you reach the top of the bridge!)
Play as Drumstick
-----------------
To play as Drumstick, find all of the amulets, the
WizPig and the TT amulets. Once you've done this, go
to the main feild where you usually start and go over
to the frogs by the water. Find the frog with a little
red bird on it's head and run over it. Drumstick will
appear and you can now race with him whenever you want.
Play as TT the Chronomaster
---------------------------
You must meet the first times to get tt's ghost,
then u must beat his record time in all 20 courses
with the selected vehicle.
BoardTo Meet TT To Beat TT
Ancient Lakes 1:07.00 1:01.28
Fossil Canyon 1:37.00 1:30.18
Jungle Falls 1:08.00 1:02.50
Hot Top Volcano 1:35.00 1:30.71
Everfrost Peak1:53.00 1:48.00
Walrus Cove 2:10.00 2:06.28
Snowball Valley 1:13.00 1:06.41
Frosty Village1:44.00 1:39.40
Whale Bay 1:19.00 1:13.11
Crescent Island 1:39.00 1:33.16
Pirate Lagoon 1:34.00 1:28.56
Treasure Caves1:10.00 1:05.63
Windmill Plains 2:22.00 2:13.13
Greenwood Village 1:46.00 1:40.61
Boulder Canyon2:11.00 2:02.35
Haunted Woods 1:22.00 1:09.51
Spacedust Alley 2:12.00 2:06.16
Darkmoon Carverns 2:20.00 2:12.05
Spaceport Alpha 2:16.00 2:09.03
Star City 2:07.00 2:01.45
Shortcuts
Fossil Canyon
-------------
This one is obvious. At the fork in the
road, take a left. It's a bit shorter and safer.
Dino Domain Boss
----------------
This shortcut is on the boss of
Dino Domain (the triceratops). About halfway up the
mountain, after the place where you go past a large
pillar on the right with two balloons, you should see
some bushes on the right. Behind them is a tunnel that
will almost assure that you'll win.
Frosty Village 1
----------------
In the part where you go past several
large pillars, go either left or right off-road. You must
make use of the three Zippers of both paths.
Frosty Village 2
----------------
You must use the hovercraft to take
this shortcut without losing speed. Near the end, you'll
see a large outcropping with three ledges on it on the
right, surrounded by a lake. Underneath it is a tunnel.
Go through it.
Snowball Valley 1
-----------------
Like Fossil Canyon, take the left path at the fork.
It's faster.
Snowball Valley 2
-----------------
The other short
--------------
Whenever you hit a zipper of any kind, or use any
Speed Burst item, let go of the Accelerate button
before you use the item or hit the zipper. The boost
should be twice as powerful.
Adventure 2
-----------
To play the second adventure, make your way to Space
World (see below) and beat Wizpig again. You'll now have
a new option called ADVENTURE 2. In this mode you have
to collect platinum balloons and all the adventure tracks
will be reversed.
Beating Wizpig
--------------
To beat Wizpig the first time, make sure you're using
Bumper and start the race. You have to hit every zipper
on every lap; if you miss more than one you can't win.
Remember to let off the gas right before you hit the
zippers for added boost! If you hit all the zippers
and get that extra boost you'll beat him with ease!
Beating Wizpig the second time is actually easier than the
first if you're using Diddy Kong. First, turbo start and
immediately grab the first blue ballon, use it right away
and stay low. (It is very important to make all the turns,
without hitting the sides of the walls and caves.)
Second, grab the first red ballon (low route) then the
second, giving you a heat seeker. You should be close
behind him, fire away and fly high. The high route gives
you a turbo boost going into the caves; use it immediately
(it is possible to pull into first going into the caves.)
As soon as you're in the caves, get the first blue ballon
on the left, use it and stay low, this should definately
boost you in front of wizpig. Stay low and don't worry
about any other ballons until you see the Shield ballon
on the left. Make sure you get it, you will need it to
make it through Wizpig's chamber. Use it as soon as the
space ships start shooting. If done correctly, you will
stay in front of wizpig the rest of the race.
For the second and third laps, get only the blue ballons
as before, avoid all red ballons, and make sure you get
the shield ballon, he normally will never pass you once
you pull ahead, as long as you don't hit walls. If he does
pull ahead, you will only need one red ballon, then you
should be able to pass once again.
Cheat Codes
-----------
Enter these codes on the cheat menu, then go to the
CODE LIST and turn them on.
FREEFRUIT - Start with 10 bananas
TOXICOFFENDER - All balloons are green
DOUBLEVISION - Two players can use the same character
OPPOSITESATTRACT - All balloons are rainbows
BODYARMOR - All balloons are yellow
BOMBSAWAY - All balloons are red
ROCKETFUEL - All balloons are blue
NOYELLOWSTUFF - No bananas in multiplayer mode
BYEBYEBALLOONS - Computer can't use weapons
JOINTVENTURE - Two-player Adventure
TIMETOLOSE - Computer is VERY good
BLABBERMOUTH - Changes horn sounds
BOGUSBANANAS - Bananas slow you down
VITAMINB - Unlimited bananas
ZAPTHEZIPPERS - No zippers
FREEFORALL - Fully powered-up balloons
JUKEBOX - Adds Music Test to AUDIO OPTIONS menu
ARNOLD - Large players
TEENYWEENIES - Small players
OFFROAD - Four wheel drive
WHODIDTHIS - View Credits
James Walston and Bryan Meason
Different Sky in Star City
--------------------------
Usually, the sky in Star City is red, but this trick
makes it blue. First go to the magic code screen and
enter the code "doublevision". Now (if you have two
controllers) select the same character and start racing
in Star City. The sky will be blue instead of red.
Hidden Gold Balloon
-------------------
This works best with the hover car. In the lobby, go
thru the waterfall to enter the snow-covered place.
Continue down the river untill you go thru a small doorway.
As soon as you go thru the doorway, head rihgt onto the
grass. Keep going untill you get to a ramp. Go up the
ramp and there should be a golden balloon.
Key Locations
-------------
Dino Domain key:
This key is located in the track called "Ancient Lake".
When you start, go straight. Look straight ahead, you can
see the key located on a ramp right in front of you between
two Stonehenge-like monuments
Snowflake Mountain key
----------------------
This key is located in the track called "Snowball Valley".
When you start, don't go. Just make an immediate left and
go through the path in the mountains. Then take another
right and you should see the key in an alcove in the side
of the mountain.
Sherbert Island key
-------------------
This key is located in the track called "Crescent Island".
When you start, take the left path. After the second zipper,
lead left even more, into the water. Go and look at the side
of the mountain straight ahead. There should be an alcove
with the key in it.
Dragon Forest key
-----------------
This key is located in the track called "Boulder Canyon".
Get to the part of the track where you see a bell hanging
from the ceiling. Power up your speed burst to level 3
(get three blue balloons). The turn around and face the
bell from the "wrong way" then hit the bell. The drawbridge
in front of you should raise. Use your level 3 speedburst
and speed up the raising drawbridge and get the key.
(Make sure its a 2x burst, and be sure to jump right
when you reach the top of the bridge!)
Play as Drumstick
-----------------
To play as Drumstick, find all of the amulets, the
WizPig and the TT amulets. Once you've done this, go
to the main feild where you usually start and go over
to the frogs by the water. Find the frog with a little
red bird on it's head and run over it. Drumstick will
appear and you can now race with him whenever you want.
Play as TT the Chronomaster
---------------------------
You must meet the first times to get tt's ghost,
then u must beat his record time in all 20 courses
with the selected vehicle.
BoardTo Meet TT To Beat TT
Ancient Lakes 1:07.00 1:01.28
Fossil Canyon 1:37.00 1:30.18
Jungle Falls 1:08.00 1:02.50
Hot Top Volcano 1:35.00 1:30.71
Everfrost Peak1:53.00 1:48.00
Walrus Cove 2:10.00 2:06.28
Snowball Valley 1:13.00 1:06.41
Frosty Village1:44.00 1:39.40
Whale Bay 1:19.00 1:13.11
Crescent Island 1:39.00 1:33.16
Pirate Lagoon 1:34.00 1:28.56
Treasure Caves1:10.00 1:05.63
Windmill Plains 2:22.00 2:13.13
Greenwood Village 1:46.00 1:40.61
Boulder Canyon2:11.00 2:02.35
Haunted Woods 1:22.00 1:09.51
Spacedust Alley 2:12.00 2:06.16
Darkmoon Carverns 2:20.00 2:12.05
Spaceport Alpha 2:16.00 2:09.03
Star City 2:07.00 2:01.45
Shortcuts
Fossil Canyon
-------------
This one is obvious. At the fork in the
road, take a left. It's a bit shorter and safer.
Dino Domain Boss
----------------
This shortcut is on the boss of
Dino Domain (the triceratops). About halfway up the
mountain, after the place where you go past a large
pillar on the right with two balloons, you should see
some bushes on the right. Behind them is a tunnel that
will almost assure that you'll win.
Frosty Village 1
----------------
In the part where you go past several
large pillars, go either left or right off-road. You must
make use of the three Zippers of both paths.
Frosty Village 2
----------------
You must use the hovercraft to take
this shortcut without losing speed. Near the end, you'll
see a large outcropping with three ledges on it on the
right, surrounded by a lake. Underneath it is a tunnel.
Go through it.
Snowball Valley 1
-----------------
Like Fossil Canyon, take the left path at the fork.
It's faster.
Snowball Valley 2
-----------------
The other short